Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis keen to avoid stars leaving on free transfers

Arsenal’s new CEO Ivan Gazidis, formerly a big player with Major League Soccer

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Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis wants to avoid the club’s players leaving on a free transfer at the end of their contract.

Samir Nasri and Gael Clichy both have a year to run on their current deals at the Emirates, with the duo not yet having agreed new terms with the club.

Gazidis told reporters: “We try to avoid the situation where valuable players are allowed to run down their contracts but we also try to avoid the situation where spending runs to unsustainable levels.

“Sometimes those two things are inconsistent and you need to make a judgement call and draw a line. We do that as well as we can and better than most.”

Gazidis, who has reiterated his support for manager Arsene Wenger this week, despite the club not winning a trophy for six years, admits mistakes will be made.

He added: “Every single club makes mistakes and certainly we do as we go through the journey. But almost everybody who analyses this area looks at Arsenal as a role model for efficiency of spending.”

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